Charged With Forgery in Wisconsin?
In Wisconsin, forgery is a class H felony. In order to be found guilty of forgery, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you falsely made or altered any document to make it appear to have been by another. The state must also prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you intended to defraud the document’s receiver. The most common defenses to forgery are that you did not falsely make or alter any document and that you did not intend to defraud the receiver.